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Demand for help with parental conflict rises by almost half, charity finds

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Visits to a children's charity website from those seeking help for issues relating to parental conflict have increased by 46% over the past year.
Action for Children aims to support parents through its Parent Talk service. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Photographee.eu
Action for Children aims to support parents through its Parent Talk service. Picture: Adobe Stock/ Photographee.eu

Action for Children reveals in its latest report that visits to its Parent Talk service - which offers advice on parenting, parental conflict and relationship issues - have increased steadily over the past three years, with 470,000 parents and carers accessing the service last year.

Parent Talk offers support to parents and carers, including one-to-one chats with experienced parenting coaches and access to online articles.

An article entitled ‘Coparenting with a controlling ex-partner’ article was the most visited on the site in 2023/24, with more than 46,000 views. This was followed by another article called ‘How can I cope with not seeing my child after a separation’ at almost 18,000 views.

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